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	July 12, 2011

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	from Environment & Wildlife Humpback Whale’s Amazing Rescue Caught on Tape (VIDEO) Michael Fishbach, co-founder of the Great Whale Conservancy, was photographing whales in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez when he and his crew came... by: Miranda P. 5 comments
	from Animal Welfare North Carolina Indictment a Victory for Lab Animals News of PETA’s success in bringing four animal-lab workers to justice comes only a few months after I learned the university in my hometo... by: cathrynw 69 comments
	from Animal Welfare Stolen Doggie Wheelchair Replaced What sort of person steals a dog’s wheelchair? That’s what Rhode Island resident, Marilyn Proulx must have been wondering when she discov... by: Megan D. 20 comments
	from Animal Welfare Sheryl Crow Criticized for Donation Sheryl Crow, who has publicly supported campaigns to keep our wild horses on the range is receiving criticism from an animal rights group for p... by: alicia G. 35 comments
	from Environment & Wildlife Developing Countries Investing More in Renewables The headlines of a Think Progress article caught my attention: Industrialized Countries are Now Losing the Clean Energy Race. The article cites... by: Gina-Marie Cheeseman 8 comments
	from Women's Rights 7 Billion Reasons to Care About World Population Day It took 200,000 years for the earth’s population to reach 1 billion people back in 1804. Now, estimations indicate that we will break the 7 bill... by: Jaime-Alexis 10 comments
	from Real Food Ghost Mushrooms Make an Appearance After 171 Years (VIDEO) Thanks to advances in digital cameras, San Francisco State University ecology and evolution professor Dennis Desjardin and colleagues were able to fin... by: Kristina C. 12 comments
	from Environment & Wildlife Video: What Is Sustainability? There are times when you hear a word so much that you think you know the meaning of the word. If you had asked me before I saw this video, I wo... by: Gena H. 5 comments
	from Civil Rights Ex-Mormon Felt Suicidal Over Ex-Gay Therapy (VIDEO) Ex-Mormon Steve Lee learned a lot from having to endure gay conversion therapy for the sake of his Mormon faith: he learned how to change the o... by: Steve W. 9 comments
	from Civil Rights Finland Considering Marriage Equality Lawmakers in Finland have begun the process of gathering signatures to introduce a private members bill into parliament that would create gende... by: Steve W. 4 comments
	from Civil Rights Gray Hair Firing? Sandra Rawline, a real estate closer in Houston, filed an age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit last week against her former employer, claiming t... by: Amelia T. 36 comments
	from Politics Arizona’s Russell Pearce To Be Recalled Recall fever has spread. First Wisconsin, then Ohio and now, it seems Arizona will be the next state to take a second look at its hard turn to the ri... by: Jessica P. 11 comments
	from Politics African-Americans, Bachmann and “Better off Slaves” Pledge by Cheryl Contee (Jill Tubman) Most black folks went kinda apoplectic over Santorum and Bachmann's signing of a certain pledge that implies somehow th... by: .. 14 comments
	from Civil Rights State OK on Gay Marriage Doesn’t Mean Equality Even with another state, New York, approving marriage equality, same-sex couples may still loose out. Why? The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act ban... by: Steve W. 3 comments
	from Civil Rights Pentagon Issues Moratorium on DADT Discharges The Pentagon has officially issued a moratorium on “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) discharges following the 9th Circuit C... by: Steve W. 3 comments
	from Real Food From Organic Farm to Food Truck Food truck culture is big. Across the United States and in many other countries around the world, food trucks are moving beyond traditional bur... by: Annie U. 4 comments
	from Human Rights The Blood In Our Cell Phones Recently, I watched the documentary Blood in the Mobile about the origins of some of the minerals which make the metals in our cell phones. In ... by: Gina-Marie Cheeseman 4 comments
	from Human Rights To Give or Not To Give? When I saw a man panhandling on the Venice Boardwalk the other day, I was prepared to pull out a dollar until I read his disturbing sign: ̶... by: Isabel D. 6 comments
	from Human Rights How India’s Anti-Gay Law Was Overturned (VIDEO) A new video from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance explains how India’s ban on non-heterosexual sex was overturned and why it is so important ... by: Steve W. 6 comments
	from Health Policy Breast or Bottle: No Correlation With Autism Risk The study in question is by evolutionary psychologist Gordon Gallup of the State University of New York at Albany. Gallup’ hypothesis that (to b... by: Kristina C. 2 comments
	from Trailblazers For Good Taking on HIV: b condoms Managing Director Jason Panda Changes Career and Saves Lives Editor's Note: In June, New Leaders Council named their "40 Under 40" — a group exemplifying "the spirit of political entrepreneurship." Below is a gu... by: Jaime-Alexis 2 comments
	from Health Policy What Happened to Ayn Could Happen to Any Autistic Child Ayn Van Dyk is a 9-year-old girl who was taken from her family in Abbotsford, British Columbia on June 16th by the Ministry of Children and Family Dev... by: Kristina C. 3 comments
	from Women's Rights What is Maternal Feminism? At the Women’s Worlds conference in Ottawa, Canada, all kinds of feminists from all parts of the world were represented. While the overal... by: Annie U. 2 comments
	from Education Swiss Man Calls For a PowerPoint Ban (VIDEO) At this point, we’ve all experienced “death by Powerpoint.” All of my college students seem to have learned how to use PowerPoint in... by: Kristina C. 13 comments
	from Politics Pawlenty Says Obama is Not Smarter Than A 5th Grader [VIDEO] While barnstorming Iowa in an attempt to try and catch up with Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney in the polling, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty... by: Robin M. 4 comments
	from Politics Club For Growth Draws Hard Line on Debt As if there wasn’t already a huge onus on Republicans to toe the party line when it comes to the debt ceiling vote — an all cuts, no taxes... by: Robin M. 4 comments
	from Politics Meet ALEC, The Group Taking Over Your State Legislatures Ever wonder how the anti-worker, anti-immigrant, anti-woman legislation sweeping through states like Arizona, Wisconsin, Alabama, Minnesota, Ohio and ... by: Jessica P. 5 comments
	from Politics Ryan Does His Part For Trickle Down Economics Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan may advocate fiscal austerity when it comes to those on fixed incomes, asking them to take on a greater share of the b... by: Robin M. 8 comments
	from Politics Does Anyone Care That Bachmann Was a Tax Collector? Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has made it clear that she is all about ending “wasteful government spending” and keeping taxes d... by: Robin M. 9 comments
	from Politics 3 in 10 Americans Say They Take the Bible Literally According to a recent Gallup poll, 30% of Americans believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. The findings are consistent with Gallup’... by: Amelia T. 18 comments
	from Politics Military Pay — Or Not? You may remember the threatened shutdown of the federal government this past April. There were those who were pretty cavalier about it, pontificating... by: Karen Francis 4 comments
	from Politics Hahn and Huey Race To The Wire In California Special Election Is the California special election on Tuesday about to become a photo finish? Pundits are calling the House race, which is in a normally strong Democ... by: Robin M. 3 comments
	from Politics US & French Embassies Attacked in Damascus Just days after the US and French ambassadors visited the city of Hama, both the US and French embassies in Damascus have both been attacked by suppor... by: Kristina C. 5 comments
	from Politics US Envoy Urges Yemeni President To Step Down (VIDEO) Over the weekend, US envoy John O. Brennan, a former C.I.A. station chief in Saudi Arabia, was sent to Saudi Arabia to meet with Yemeni President Ali ... by: Kristina C. 1 comment
	from Politics Daily Debt: Daily Meetings For Everyone It will come as little shock that after Speaker of the House John Boehner announced late Saturday night that no deal could be struck that included any... by: Robin M. 13 comments
	from Politics Morning Mix: Watching the "Minnesota Nice" Minnesota is known for it’s “Minnesota nice,” a rather passive aggressive means of attack that means anything but. And former Gover... by: Robin M. 5 comments

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	11-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped By 18 Men In Texas
	How India’s Anti-Gay Law Was Overturned (VIDEO)
	Swiss Man Calls For a PowerPoint Ban (VIDEO)
	Success! EPA Announces Strong Clean Air Rule